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Puno express willingness to work with new DILG Secretary
Interior and Local Government Undersecretary for Public Safety Rico Puno who reportedly resigned from his post, announced to media in an ambush interview that he is willing to work with newly-named Interior and Local
Read More »K to 12 to make Filipinos academically competitive
Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, chairman of the Senate Education Committee and vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said a Filipino must be academically competitive to work without restrictions or enroll in the schools
Read More »Government to implement master plan for flood management
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday approved nine out of the 11 proposed infrastructure projects, particularly those seeking to improve the country’s transportation network and water management. The infrastructure projects are worth P407.4
Read More »DTI, DOLE wants OFWs to venture into business
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) are working together to train overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to become entrepreneurs. According to DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo, export-driven economies such as
Read More »Better health services depends on approval of increased DOH budget
Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the proposed P54.6-billion budget for 2013 would ensure that Filipinos of better services and a healthier year. Ona added that the approval of the proposed DOH 2013 budget will
Read More »Canadian Red Cross launches appeal for Philippine flood relief
The Red Cross has already provided 30,000 flood-affected people with emergency food packages and 22,000 people with hot meals in relief centers. Sanitation systems have been disrupted, increasing the potential for water-borne diseases. The
Read More »Typhoon ‘Gener’ killed 12 people
Typhoon “Gener” caused the death of at least 12 people and triggered flooding and landslides in Luzon and parts of Visayas and Mindanao as it moves northward at a slow pace of 7 kilometers
Read More »Freshman law student dies in fraternity hazing
A freshman law student of San Beda College (SBC) died Monday from injuries supposedly inflicted during a hazing incident. Superintendent Ulysses Cruz, police chief of Dasmariñas, Cavite, confirmed that Marc Andrei Marcos succumbed to
Read More »Cory’s kids to lead unveiling of people power icon’s bust
President Benigno Aquino and his sisters privately commemorated the third death anniversary of their mother, former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino by being at her gravesite at the Manila Memorial Park. The former president died
Read More »Palace has no final decision yet to request for US spy planes
Secretary Ramon Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) indicated that Malacañang has no final presidential decision yet whether the country will request the United States (US) to deploy spy
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